Biden moves to ban all junk fees and hidden charges for IowansPosted October 11th, 2023 at 5:40pm by Isabel Soisson “[These] charges are taking real money out of the pockets of American families. These junk fees can add up to hundreds of dollars, weighing down family budgets, making it harder to pay family bills,” President Biden said on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Full story →
Iowans get financial relief as Biden cancels more student debtPosted October 5th, 2023 at 4:50pm by Isabel Soisson President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt forgiveness, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Full story →
Iowa seniors to see lower drug costs as Medicare price negotiations advancePosted October 3rd, 2023 at 5:18pm by Isabel Soisson President Joe Biden speaks about his administration’s plans to lower prescription drug costs and protect Social Security and Medicare, Nov. 5, 2022, in Joliet, Ill. The Biden administration says the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs it selected for Medicare’s first price negotiations have agreed to participate. Tuesday’s announcement clears the way for talks that could lower their costs in coming years and gives the White House a potential political win heading into next year’s presidential election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) Full story →
Iowa native celebrates new deal after 5-month writers’ strikePosted October 3rd, 2023 at 12:00pm by Amie Rivers Iowa native and comedy writer Romen Borsellino, right, walks the Writers Guild picket line in Los Angeles in summer 2023. (Photo taken by Brittany Woodside, courtesy of Romen Borsellino) Full story →
Iowa teaching assistants still fighting Regents for higher payPosted September 29th, 2023 at 12:42pm by Amie Rivers University of Iowa graduate student teaching assistants and their allies protest a Board of Regents meeting to demand cost-of-living raises on Sept. 27, 2023. (Photo from COGS/UE Local 896 Twitter/X) Full story →
Here’s what a government shutdown would mean for rural communitiesPosted September 28th, 2023 at 4:58pm by Isabel Soisson While certain federal benefits won’t be impacted, a government shutdown would affect a number of other benefits that rural communities rely on, such as food and housing assistance. (Photo via Shutterstock) Full story →
Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 JobsPosted September 20th, 2023 at 4:51pm by Isabel Soisson Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) Full story →
Iowa groups back $16 billion bill extending child care supportPosted September 19th, 2023 at 10:50am by Nikoel Hytrek Canva Full story →
Here’s What Rural Leaders Say Their Communities NeedPosted September 13th, 2023 at 4:51pm by Isabel Soisson A new report outlines rural policy recommendations focused on four major tenets: protecting people’s freedom to live and work safely; investing in infrastructure; reining in corporate greed and protecting workers, small businesses, and family farmers; and creating opportunities for a better future. (Photo via Shutterstock) Full story →
Trump Wants to Cut Corporate Taxes AgainPosted September 12th, 2023 at 10:19am by Keya Vakil Former President Donald Trump visits the Alpha Gamma Rho, agricultural fraternity, at Iowa State University before an NCAA college football game between Iowa State and Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Full story →